The Elizabethan poor laws were established to keep peace and order within society. ... These laws have remained in force for more than 250 years with only minor changes. ... The New Deal was President Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression and with this the federal government took on the role of social welfare. ... Many other aspects such as child welfare, public housing, elderly care and vocational education also was taken on by the federal government. ... Luckily I received the help I needed through programs funded by the government and working with many incredible social worker...

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The challenge facing the government which assumed power in October 1999 as to put the economy back to its pre 1990 track. ... Accordingly, at the request of the Caretaker Government, the SBP prepared in August 1993 a confidential paper containing proposals to give autonomy to it and to separate monetary policy from fiscal policy of the government. ... Notwithstanding the bureaucratic inertia, it was decided by the Caretaker Government to go ahead with the proposed reforms. ... The SBP was aware that the Caretaker Government was there only for three months, that there was a reluctance on the p...

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(Beneria 12) This includes what Beneria calls the Washington Consensus or the idea held by the American and British government that free trade is the single solution for all economic issues. ... However, these women took up leadership within the soup kitchens and learned new skills in regards to management, working with government officials, and Non Government Organizations (NGOs). ... In my own experience in the Philippines I found that the government was run by those who were also in control of the local economy and thus the government will make ridiculous rules against foreign multi-nati...

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Georges Lefebvre who was a professor whose prime interest was in the social history, stated: "the Revolution of 1789 restored the harmony between fact and law.""... The abolishment of the feudal governmental system was the acknowledgement of the need to conciliate the peasantry. ... The laws are the same for all French people as legislated by a freely elected assembly and enforced by an independent court system. ... Many of the middle class were jealous of the privileges of the aristocrats, also about the fact that they had no say in the government. ... The French Revolution produced a soci...

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Of his most famous writings, Locke's Two Treatises of Civil Government gives us a theory of natural law and natural rights which he used to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate civil governments, and to argue for the legitimacy of revolt against tyrannical governments. Locke equated "the law of nature" with "the rule of morals." ... In so-called civil societies consisting of natural laws, however, we can easily forget that democratic principles are often embraced to effectively function as a community. ... The answer, he concluded, was in the commitment of Americans to the i...

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Yet since computer technology is so new it has really no laws to govern it. A law is formal norms that are enforced, norms being established rules of behavior. ... So as a hacker destroys either government files or the files on your personal computer, the other institutions are affected. ... The other institutions are effected also but not as drastically as the economy and the government. ... Luckily, the government is making an effort to control the Internet. ...

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Two of the key pieces of legislation passed during the 1920's will also be considered, the Universal Suffrage Bill and the Peace Preservation Law, both of 1925, as together they illustrate the cautious balance between progress and retreat that punctuated interwar Japanese politics. ... Party politics had, after a two-decade struggle, finally become a weight in government, but not without compromise. ... Finally, the role of the emperor himself as the ultimate source of Japanese authority meant that any action on the part of government could be overruled by recourse to an imperial preroga...

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However, the total amount disbursed to the government of Pakistan was 1257 million dollars2. ... To deal with these problems efficient enforcement of law and order is required, however, due to the lack of legislative and executive activity law and order situation is not improved. ... The non-governmental organization by their very nature sometimes operate in a manner which is not contrary to the policies of the government; this creates more problems because now the authorities have to deal with another problem relying on the limited funds. ... However, only time can cure such problems ...

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Because of the lack of government control, the capitalist upper class ran the government, pursuing their interests while hardly being taxed. ... The government did not intervene within society's role to manage itself, especially economically. This changed after the Great Depression, as the people looked to the government for new ways to stimulate the economy. ... Such legislation allowed unions to exist, provided fair labor laws for working-class Americans, and provided financial assistance to unemployed. ... These laws allowed the American working class to bridge the ...

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Theory is a systematic explanation for the observed facts and laws that are related to particular aspects of life. ... Therefore one who violates law deserves to be punished. ... In a complex society where rules and laws become increasingly abundant, behaving appropriately, become difficult. ... Thus individuals violate law resulting from their contact with other criminals during their interaction with each other. ... But no authentic and comprehensive research has so far been made about the problem at the government and non-government level. ...

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Our most powerful and sacred document that holds all the power in the government is colorblind. ... Constitution states "No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of laws." ... The US government has " more than ninety thousand organizations with contracts valued at $50,000 or more." ... They feel that this law is unfair, taking away more gifts that I can give to myself or my family. ... Herzberger, the debate is whether the government truly believes in their laws or if they are simply using it as campaign fuel. ...

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First being the insistence of the natural equality of all people in the commonwealth, second, by including maxims of moderation as part of the laws of nature, and lastly, by emphasizing the need to avoid war except as a last resort. ... Hayes stresses that Hobbes has built in his theories of moderate conduct in-laws four to ten in Leviathan, and that these laws are meant to try and close the gap between the rich and the poor through the engagement of mutual help between the classes through gratitude (4th Law), and the encouragement of each person to be sociable to one another by being willing ...

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For example, we as a society conform to new rules or laws because the government tells us too, even though we might not think that the law is reasonable. If we do not follow these laws, we could be sent to jail or be made to pay a fine. ... When they arrive, Ed Witwer(Colin Farrell), a government agent, is there to inspect Precrime to see how it works and if there are any problems with it. ...

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Conflict Theory focuses on why governments make and enforce rules of law. ... Many of the inmates believe that they had broken the law out of ignorance. ... Juveniles break the law because of societal circumstances. ... Inmates broke the law because a certain amount of crime is inevitable. ... Labeling says that kids violate the law for many reasons. ...

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The manifestation of this can be in the form of treatment of language under official capacities and recognition by the government. ... These might include among other things, government gazette notices, as well as evidence law courts (Lado, 2009). ... A vivid example of a nation that has sought to encourage the use of minority language is Leonese and Welsh government through their city councils. ... Firstly, the interrelationship between language and politics is in the form of treatment language under official capacities and recognition by the government. In this case, language affects the way...

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With these positive outcomes in mind, it has kept the idea of furthering the legalization of marijuana in the United States within the foot of government's door. ... The first is that the legalization of marijuana would allow the U.S. government to tax the drug. ... Gieringer's estimations prove that legalization of marijuana would create an expenditure of financial gain for the American government. ... With a main focus of functionalism of cohesion and efficiency it describes how organization (creating law and rules for the distribution of marijuana) is vital, "positive functions (...

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Like Marx argues, due to the economic recession, the government of Greece increased bailout programs and tax programs to keep their political power and to hide economic and political errors. ... Greece's government also faces pension cuts. It is impossible to know whether its citizens can receive public pensions from the government. ... In the news article, labor unions held strikes to push the governmental responsibilities in order to bring economic reform and teachers especially protested strongly against the government of the country over "job cuts and other austerity measures&quo...

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The first targeted domain is that of poor people who lack government help to survive, the main issue confronted here being that of hunger in the midst of abundance. ... Food Not Bombs' creed is based on the idea that the government should focus more on meeting the people's need for basic food, health and accommodation rather than allocating their resources on war. ... (The Food Not Bombs Movement) In October, the same year, Food Not Bombs organized what they called "Boston Pee Party", which was a form of protest against the drug testing law given by President Reagan. ... ...

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Founded in the 1970s and significantly influenced by radical feminism, feminist victimology primarily recognises victimisation as the product of unequal power relations, sexism, and other types of prejudice within the law and Criminal Justice System. ... According to Smart, (1989) in a research analysis of the criminal justice system, both radical and social feminists observed that the law was biased against women and in favour of men. ... To support this perspective, scientific methodologies were used and empirical data was collected, mainly based upon "criminal statistics provided by ce...

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According to these laws, every Turkish citizens has to be on school when the age comes. According to Turkish laws obligatory education time is constantly changing with the government but according to the last changes, previously 8 years obligatory education time is now 12 years, with the changes in 2012. ... Even though education right is not incorporated directly, schools is not financed by government but it's up to school-family unions. ...

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The three major social problems facing the American citizens in the 21st century are births to unmarried woman, being able to trust or government and or leaders, and lastly destroying the environment. ... Secondly, trusting our government and its leaders is another problem facing American in the 21st century. In "The Circle of Governments" Niccolo Machiavelli states, "As the human race increased, the necessity for uniting themselves for defense made itself felt; the better to attain this object they chose the strongest and most courageous from amongst themselves and placed him at their he...

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Sutherland believed that some societies flourished when adhering to definitions favorable to the laws governing society, however, others support the violation of such laws. Sutherland thought America was experiencing a cultural conflict in relation to the laws that govern our society. 6. People engage in crime because of an excess of definition favorable to breaking the law over definitions unfavorable to law breaking. ... Crime is a type of deviant behavior consisting of acts that are against the criminal law. ... Governments perpetrate some crimes, while others are committed by white-col...

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"He was mainly seeking all party support for a program of domestic social reform to tackle housing, health insurance, unemployment, education, the poor law, alcohol abuse and agriculture." . ... It was time for the government to step in and attempt to pull Britain out of social collapse. ... Although in order for the government to fund these new pensions which over 490,000 people qualified it needed to raise 16 million pounds a year. ... The introduction of National Insurance proved that the government (especially Lloyd George) was highly aware that poverty and sickness needed to be tac...

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The Original Rise and fall of Utilitarian Philosophy John Locke The Individual has certain basic rights, which cannot be taken away by the government, for the government itself is only the creation of a social contract among individuals. ... The purpose of the government is minimal to protect the individual's rights and property. ... For in a competitive market, the laws of supply and demand ensure that goods will be offered at the best quality and for the lowest prices. ...

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This was new law was in keeping with the Canadian constitution that recognizes and provides for the right of every Canadian to be protected. ... According to the creators of the policy, multiculturalism was supposed to make it easier for the government and the society to manage the characteristic multi-cultural society in Canada. The government implemented the policy by adopting policies that would treat each culture and community differently without overlooking its values and practices. ... If the government wishes to have this policy work, it must find a place for diversity, equality and opp...

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